Good friends

This card came out exactly how I 

envisioned it.  That doesn't happen

too often!  When I was in school

I wasn't in the "in crowd".  But I had

friends (who were also  not in the 

"in crowd").  as kids we thought you 

could only have one best friend and the others

were only regular friends.  I think

that's wrong.  You can have more than one

 best friend.  Best friends are ones who

truly know your heart.  They are there

to cry with you, laugh with you and

sit with you when no words can be

spoken.  I have several best friends.

I know I can count on them whenever

I need to and I hope they know that

they can count on me as well.

I'm taking the birds to the vet today for

grooming.  They are both pretty sharp and

it's hard to maintain an upper hand

when the bird is so sharp you can't stand

to have her on your hand.  With Lili

you really have to have an upper hand

as she is very headstrong .  She knows what

she wants and she wants it.  Period.  Well,

sister, there are times when you just don't

get what you want.  We've had a few

discussions on this subject.  That's where 

the "beak occupier" AKA backscratcher

comes in.  Sometimes we need to keep

that big beak occupied so it doesn't

stray down to the hand.  She gnaws on me

frequently, but never hurts me.  Much.  LOL.

That's the nature of a scarlet macaw.  She

will clamp down when she doesn't want

to go in her cage for example.  But she

never draws blood and knows just

how much pressure she can put on me.

She's really a great bird with a headstrong

personality and we get along just fine.

Luna, on the other hand, drives me

crazy.  I didn't want another small bird

in the first place but John wanted her

so much.  When he was sick he said she

"comforted him".  Since he has died I 

have lost my tolerance for a lot of noise

and trust me when I say conures make a

LOT of noise.  Constantly.  So any bird

owners that read this blog, I know you

will think badly of me and that's OK.  She's

going to have to go to another home.  I can't 

take it anymore.  I will do my best to

make sure she goes to a home that knows

about conures and the noise that comes

along with them.  Again, this is the nature

of this particular bird and I understand

that, but I'm just not the right person for

her.  I'm sad about it, but it's also not fair

to her.  I'm hoping the vet can help me

with this, but if need be I will put an ad

in the paper and then screen out anyone

I think won't give her the best home possible.

If I get any takers that is.  Please help

me pray about this.  Thanks.